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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Reverend A. L. Kight and his wife, Frances |
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Kight, are being honored by the members of The Jesus Church in |
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Victoria on April 26-28, 2019, for their five decades of dedicated |
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service to that congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, After answering the call to the ministry in 1965, |
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Pastor Kight served as an assistant pastor in Bay City and then |
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moved with his wife to Victoria in 1969 to assume the pulpit of |
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First United Pentecostal Church, which later became known as The |
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Jesus Church; since that time, the couple have provided steadfast |
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spiritual and moral guidance to the congregation and have offered |
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support and comfort to their followers in times of need; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend and Mrs. Kight's outreach efforts have |
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included a prison ministry, an alcohol chemical treatment series, |
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and a Bible college, as well as financial and marriage classes; |
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Pastor Kight has also been involved in building numerous United |
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Pentecostal Church International churches in South Texas and in |
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communities abroad; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend and Mrs. Kight are the parents of two |
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children, Machelle Gerald and the late Timothy "Shawn" Kight, and |
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they have been further blessed with three grandchildren, Brandon, |
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Shandolyn, and Katelyn, and a great-granddaughter, Adeline; and |
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WHEREAS, The committed service of this esteemed couple |
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continues to inspire the members of The Jesus Church, and it is a |
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pleasure to join in recognizing Reverend and Mrs. Kight as they |
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commemorate this extraordinary milestone in their ministry; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Reverend A. L. Kight and Frances Kight |
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for their 50 years of service to The Jesus Church and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Reverend and Mrs. Kight as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |